MODERNISM & ANXIETY U4/Ch. 24 AP European History UHS – Ms. Tully
Feb 24, 2016
MODERNISM & ANXIETY
U4/Ch. 24AP European History
UHS – Ms. Tully
A. The Emergence of the New Physics Challenge to
Newton’s “World Machine”
Marie Curie (1867-1934)
Max Planck (1858-1947)
Albert Einstein (1879-1955)
B. Modern Philosophy and the Irrational Friedrich
Nietzsche (1844-1900)
Henri Bergson (1859-1941)
Georges Sorel (1847-1922)
C. Freudian Psychology Pre-Freudian
psychology = reason, rationality
Human behavior is basically irrational Development of psychoanalysis
Id, Ego, Superego International
popularity by 1910
D. Social Darwinism Herbert Spencer
(1820-1903) Survival of the fittest
Racism & Nationalism
Volkish thought in Germany
E. Attack on Christianity New challenges
industrialization & urbanization
Anticlericalism Science chief
threat Pope Pius IX &
the Syllabus of Errors
Socialism & Christianity
F. Modern Literature Naturalism
Emile Zola (1840-1902)
Russian Literature Tolstoy, Dostoevsky
Symbolism
G. Modern Painting Impressionism Manet, Monet,
Renoir, Pissarro, Degas
Claude MonetImpressionism, Sunrise1872
Camille PissarroBoulevard Monmarte1897
Edgar DegasStage Rehearsal1879
Post-Impressionism/Expressionism Cezanne, van Gogh, Gauguin, Munch
Edvard MunchThe Scream1893
Paul GauguinDay of the Gods1894
Vincent van GoghVase with 12 Sunflowers1888
Cubism/Abstract Art Picasso, Kandinsky, Klimt
Pablo PicassoLes Demoiselles d’Avignon1907
Wassily KandinskyComposition VII1913
Gustav KlimtThe Kiss1908
Art Nouveau Gaudi, Mucha
H. Avant-Garde Art & Anxiety Avant-Garde
rejection against accepted cultural forms
Revolt of the Young Increased neurotic
disorders Increased
alcoholism & drug use
Fascination with the occult